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“I always knew that I wanted to work on my own material - something that would be more long-lasting than short-lived electronic transmissions.”

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Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley, born in 1938, is an accomplished writer known for his distinctive style and profound insights into human nature. His works are characterized by their blend of historical background and crime elements, which have won him a wide audience. more

“Except I'm aware that as a writer you can't get away with as much writing for children as you can with adults. Children have much more finely tuned senses of justice, morals, and ethics. They are much more Platonic: children are symmetrical, before we begin to fragment them with our own nonsensical ideas and squelch their natural joy in knowledge.”

Writing Children Ideas Joy Natural Justice Moral Ethics Adults Senses Get Away Fragments Platonic Nonsensical Symmetrical

Author:Alan Bradley

“Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben, I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my family never tired of talking about. I always woke up before the plane landed.”

Bigs Talking Growing Up Growing My Family England Tired British Flying Planes Household Visiting

Author:Alan Bradley

“I had thought for years, probably 30 or 40 years, that it would be a lot of fun to try my hand at a classic English mystery novel... I love that form very much because the reader is so familiar with all of the types of characters that are in there that they already identify with the book.”

Trying Years Book Character Hands Would Be Form Fun Novel Mystery Type Reader Familiar Classic Mystery Novels

Author:Alan Bradley

“I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books to be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren's hands.”

Children Book Hands Father Reader Grandmother Volume Grandchildren My Grandmother Forbidden Delighted Frivolous

Author:Alan Bradley